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Festival statistic

The economic, cultural and social value of the Edinburgh Festivals generates £261m to the Scottish economy, with £41m spent on accommodation and £37m in our cafes and bars, according to the culture secretary.

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Labour amendment

Ms Ferguson's amendment:

"congratulates EventScotland on the contribution that it made to Scotland's thriving festivals scene; considers that the initiative of Festivals Edinburgh in commissioning a further edition of the report, Thundering Hooves, will be an important and helpful contribution to the continuing development of the Edinburgh festivals; congratulates Sir Jonathan Mills on his major contribution to the Edinburgh International Festival and to the cultural life of Scotland as he prepares to hand over to Fergus Linehan, and wishes both men well for the future".

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The culture secretary praises the continued success of Scotland's festivals, including the Edinburgh festivals, Festival 2014 and the ongoing Culture 2014 on enabling people across Scotland to share in the cultural celebration of the Commonwealth Games.

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Motion

Ms Hyslop's motion:

Scotland's Festivals, Festival 2014 and Culture 2014-That the Parliament recognises that Scotland's culture is in vigorous health and that this is reflected in the continued success of Scotland's festivals, including the Edinburgh festivals, which are internationally renowned for their excitement, vision and artistic ambition; congratulates all of those involved in the successful Festival 2014 and the ongoing Culture 2014 on enabling people across Scotland to share in the cultural celebration of the Commonwealth Games; celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of Scotland's music festivals; acknowledges the importance of all of Scotland's festivals, both large and small, across all the country, and notes the enjoyment that they bring and their impact on tourism and local economies, and is especially appreciative of the hard work that communities contribute to ensure that smaller regional festivals are a success.